Per THR: Marvel is moving the action from the 1990s to the present day with scribe Megan McDonnell. A sequel to Marvel’s billion-dollar-grossing Captain Marvel is officially in the works. The company has tapped rising scribe Megan McDonnell, a staff writer on the Marvel-based series WandaVision, to pen a script for a follow-up to the 2019 pic that starred Brie Larson and Samuel L. Jackson. McDonnell is in final negotiations to seal her deal. THR also reports that Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck who co-wrote and directed the first Captain Marvel, will not be returning to direct the sequel. Marvel is currently scouting for their replacement and hopes to land a female director for Captain Marvel 2. The studio is eyeing a 2022 release. While some might consider the decision to go with a new director surprising given the financial success of the first film, I think it’s for the best. While Captain Marvel was a fun film, it, in my opinion at least, is probably one of the least inspiring Marvel films in recent memory. The film lacks a certain level of style, energy and spirit found in movies like Thor: Ragnarok, Black Panther and the Russo brothers’ series of films.
